Posts Tagged ‘green-movement’
Eco-Conscious in France
Have you ever been to Urciers, France? I have not myself, but became curious about the place upon hearing about it from one of my colleagues. She recently sold some fabric online to a customer there, and referred me to some pretty cool happenings in the center of France. What most peaked my interest is…
Read MoreNet Zero Work-It’s a good thing!
As many of you probably read, Martha Stewart has recently joined the green movement: she is collaborating with KB Home to provide a line of green homes. These homes would consume less energy than it produces over a course of a year, considered as a net-zero energy home. Anyone can help their workplace become a…
Read MoreArt Laboratory
Dec 1, 2010 was a lucky day or fateful day, not sure which….who am I kidding? It’s usually a little of both. Visited my friend at her new digs in the best part of Tokyo…”Azabu”; more specifically Azabu-Juban. Azabu Juban is exactly the neighborhood of one of my all-time favorite stores “Blue & White”, founded…
Read MoreNew Patterns Make you Smile.
Check out our new papers with very happy patterns. These our very own custom color schemes. Hand-carved woodblocks were used to hand-print on tree-free bast fiber paper called LOKTA. Each sheet is approximately 22×30 inches. Why not try them out today? We think on your walls as wallpaper or wall-art would make you smile every…
Read MoreZiguzagu Down Under
It seems the classical way of wrapping with square cloths, called furoshiki, has been a noteworthy, recent trend, and rightfully so. Wrapping with reusable and artfully printed fabrics is an environmentally-friendly custom, which has finally come to the west after centuries of use in Japan. The appreciation I have for all sorts of Japanese textiles…
Read MorePost-Consumer…no waste.
Who wrote this desk? The desk in the architecture library at Delft University of Technology is made from recycled books. Found via illusion 360
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